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By the time children start school ‘they have the rudiments of adult swearing’, including about 40 taboo words.
Young children love to play with their mums and dads. But for busy parents, it’s often the last thing they feel like doing.
Only children’s cognitive development by age 11 is more affected by things like their parents’ relationship and wealth than whether they have brothers and sisters.
Revisions to the CDC’s developmental milestone checklists removed crawling as a skill that babies pick up at a typical age. A biomedical engineer describes how more research may clarify its role.
Too few friends or too many friends can hamper children’s learning and cognition.
How did this strange new world affect babies born during the height of the pandemic? Our research sought to find out.
Early childhood poverty is in fact a risk factor for lower educational attainment, poorer cognition and worse mental health.
It’s not easy talking to kids about the cost-of-living crunch. Many fear landing their kids with a lifelong ‘scarcity mindset’, where a person is cursed with a feeling spending money is always wrong.
There is a link between huge amounts of parental attention and the development of narcissistic traits in children.
It is becoming increasingly clear that ADHD comes with self-control problems, suggesting therapy should be offered alongside drugs.
While some children can be convinced to send their old toys to the op shop, or give clothes to younger friends to wear, other kids really struggle. Here’s why – and how parents and guardians can help.
Drag Queen Story Time events have faced backlash and protests recently. But contrary to misconceptions, these events can support child development and promote acceptance.
The advantages and disadvantages of summer-born children entering school outside their peer group.
Here’s how to get babies and toddlers chatting.
Motives for stealing need to be explored and understood before deciding on a course of action, as it’s not necessarily a sign of moral failure.
Attachment theory is often invoked in child protection investigations – in a simplified and overconfident manner.
Parents should keep an eye on how screen-based activities influence their child’s development and behaviour.
How should we understand what toys or ‘loose part’ materials support children’s play, and what’s the relationship of parents’ education and income to this? A study aims to find out.
Emotion-focused parenting programs can enhance parents’ ability to positively affect their children’s emotional development.
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence/ Computer Science, Fudan University
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Lecturer in Psychology, York St John University
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Assistant professor, School of Psychology, Scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Edith Cowan University
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Inaugural Roberta Holmes Professor, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University
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Associate professor, Monash University
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Senior Industry Fellow, School of Education, RMIT University
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Director, Center for Community Child Health Royal Children's Hospital; Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne; Theme Director Population Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Health Services Researcher, University of Oxford
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
